Matt.Hepworth Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 These suckers have suddenly been all around my house the last few days. Creepy. Any clue as to what they are? http://www.xmission.com/~glitch/Spidersm.jpg No matter how good something is, there will always be someone blasting away on a forum somewhere about how much they hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Hello, Orkin man? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 [edit - not a Brown Recluse ] 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysb3 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I don't think it's a seriously poisonous variety. It's not a black widow or brown recluse, the two most common dangerous varieties in the US. That doesn't mean it won't bite - it just probably won't be able to injure you. Henry He not busy being born Is busy dyin'. ...Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Info on the Brown Recluse It may or may not be a Brown Recluse, but that link should tell you how to identify one. 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Geez FoxTick, they don't even HAVE brown recluse spiders in Utah. NE-One, what you have is a woodlouse spider. They are non-aggressive and non-venomous, and will hunt other pest bugs around your house. So don't worry about 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Lee is correct. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num2/special/vetter-8.jpeg The woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata, Family Dysderidae) (Fig. 8) has six eyes which are grouped closely together in triads near the anterior margin of the cephalothorax. Despite this and the lack of bodily pigmentary pattern, the woodlouse spider is commonly misidentified as a brown recluse. It is found throughout the U.S. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I guess I should've noted that NE-One lives in Utah. You can never be too careful though. I did find that link interesting. 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 The key to the brown recluse is the "fiddle" shape on the thorax. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Yeah it's always good to know how to identify a brown recluse. The woodlouse spider really doesn't look anything like one, though. The body of the brown recluse is a light brown, not whitish like the woodlouse, and the woodlouse's coloring is solid - the brown recluse has patterned markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I can't believe I looked at this, I hate spiders. But I learned something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcity Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Hey Phait, maybe your phobia isn't as bad as you think. Yamaha MODX8, Korg Kronos 2 61, Hammond B3, Novation 61SL MKII, Impulse 61, Roland D-550, Proteus 2000, etc......to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Hepworth Posted July 27, 2004 Author Share Posted July 27, 2004 Thanks guys! We do get an occasional brown recluse (and a few desert recluse) spiders in Utah. They are not native to Utah, but get smuggled in on occasion. Recently, sombody was bitten twice in a one month period by two different brown relcuse spiders (both captured) in lovely, dry Utah. No matter how good something is, there will always be someone blasting away on a forum somewhere about how much they hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Originally posted by daklander: Lee is correct. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num2/special/vetter-8.jpeg The woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata, Family Dysderidae) (Fig. 8) has six eyes which are grouped closely together in triads near the anterior margin of the cephalothorax. Despite this and the lack of bodily pigmentary pattern, the woodlouse spider is commonly misidentified as a brown recluse. It is found throughout the U.S.Is there anything more ugly than a spider? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I don't find them ugly at all. They look like remarkably efficient machines to me. We're kind of ugly, as far as species go. Homo Sapiens, that is. C'mon... human versus cat? We're not even close. No wonder they're so freakin' disdainful. Snakes are awesome-looking too. We have none of the streamlining of a shark. We have weird fur patterns. Not many cool markings. Little aerodynamics. Poor symmetry. We suck. Spiders can be frightening looking to some because of the knowledge that a few of them can actually hurt you. But I find them attractive, really. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog951 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Is there anything more ugly than a spider?Not much but... http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/family/rivers.jpg None more black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Thanks Rog. Now I'm gonna have nightmares. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 LOL... really Rog, now THAT creeps me out! Like I've said before, I don't think spiders are ugly at all! And it bums me out that so many people do. I think they're way cool. Most types of spiders are really helpful to have around and quite a few are really beautiful. I particularly like the big yellow and black or orange and black garden spiders that spin such perfect orb webs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Spiders!! They ain't spiders! Come down here and I'll show you spiders!! 1. Funnel-web spider http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/venoms/images/00_final/sydney_funnel_web_spider.jpg 2. Red-back spider http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~dbritton/lactro01.jpg The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 World's largest spider: http://www.wcsscience.com/biggest/image2.JPG http://www.wcsscience.com/biggest/image3.JPG The Goliath "Bird-eating" Tarantula. 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Originally posted by Lee Flier: Like I've said before, I don't think spiders are ugly at all! And it bums me out that so many people do. I think they're way cool. Most types of spiders are really helpful to have around and quite a few are really beautiful. I particularly like the big yellow and black or orange and black garden spiders that spin such perfect orb webs.You people are sick. Sick. Sick. Sick. Sick. SICK! This entire thread is just a way to torment those of us that listed spiders in the phobia thread. Originally posted by Jeff Da Weasel: I don't find them ugly at all. . But I find them attractive, really. - JeffSick. Sick. Sick. I can hear Jeff and the little lady getting ready for a night on the town. Jeff honey. Does this new dress make me look fat? No dear. You are as pretty as a brown wooly spider.Sick. Sick. Sick, I say. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ani Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I particularly like the big yellow and black or orange and black garden spiders that spin such perfect orb webs. Garden spiders, the ones described by Lee, are totally COOL I've not seen one since I was just a kid, but Lee is correct about them having some of the most beatiful webs I've ever seen. With Brown Recluses being so common around these parts, one doesn't take chances in determining whether or not a pea bodied spider is a recluse or a woodlouse. Chances are, more than likely, in Missouri it's going to be a recluse. I've been battling with the little critters myself and mine are definitely recluses. I've had the place sprayed twice; hopefully I'll only have to do it one more time to get rid of the little beasts entirely..... THIS YEAR!!! The Brown Recluse spider can be found in the southern, western and mid western United States, especially Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri . Any corner inside or outside is suitable for brown recluse spiders to construct their webs. These spiders are more common in garages, crawl spaces, and basements, as these areas are less disturbed and tend to harbor more insects. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibescotty Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Interestingly enough, in Utah you have to worry about the Hobo Spider and it's bite. Most people think that it's bite is a brown recluse but there is a different species there. Hobo reports Double Posting since March 2002 Random Post Generator #26797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ani Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Nursers, Your Red-back spider looks like our Black Widow... http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/blackwidow4.jpghttp://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/blackwidow.gifhttp://www.pestcontrolsupplies.com/BlackWidow2_small.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Why oh why did I click on this thread? "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 It's called "flooding," Rog. That's one way to cure a phobia - repeated exposure to the thing you're afraid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 i ain't 'fraid of no critter! Oh .. yes I am. Bloody terrified actually. At least I can deal with bridges, I live a mile away from this monster http://www.hull.ac.uk/languages/images/humber-bridge-2.jpg "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Programgirl Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I also had a terrible fear of spiders for many years, until the summer I found a few Hobo spiders in my house. That was pretty scary because, of all the venomous spiders in my area, the Hobo is the most aggressive. I studied up on venomous spiders (because I wanted to know what to expect when they finally attacked me), and I found out interesting stuff like, Hobo spiders can't climb very high because their bodies are so big. And black widows prefer living outside, and a brown recluse will run and hide from you (hence the name 'recluse'). After knowing all of that I felt much better, because I knew I could identify the dangerous spiders and deal with them. Knowledge is power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 My brother-in-law was bitten by a brown recluse a few years ago. It was hiding in the leg of the pants he put on one morning and bit him on the thigh. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I see brown recluses all too often at home. But I don't worry too much. They are surprisingly passive. The important issue to remember when dealing with Brown Recluse spiders is that they will curl up and play dead if touched roughly, but not smushed. Don't be fooled. Make certain the spider is dead before attempting to handle it. We also get Black Widow spiders from time to time. They scare me. Small enough to miss, big enough to seriously wound or kill. Again, they're not difficult to dispose of, so long as you smack them with some authority. (Pussy-footing around when killing a spider gives them ample time to hide in cracks or crevices.) So far, if we have been bitten by recluses, they've been tiny bites. Nothing that hasn't healed on its' own. I read a link posted in another thread here about a Brown-Recluses-invading-California urban legend and the writer claimed that in one instance, a group of children were playing on their playground in Missouri, IIRC, with a large number of Brown Recluses, and not one child was bitten. While I can't vouch for that being true, I think the larger point is that Brown Recluses dangerous when caught between clothing, etc. Not very dangerous out in the open. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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